--- ./rpmpopt.in~	2008-03-13 16:15:55.302001813 +0200
+++ ./rpmpopt.in	2008-03-13 16:18:11.169818380 +0200
@@ -594,5 +594,8 @@
 rpmv	alias --httpport	--define '_httpport !#:+'
 rpmv	alias --httpproxy	--define '_httpproxy !#:+'
 
+rpm	alias --downgrade	--oldpackage \
+	--POPTdesc=$"Allow an upgrade to replace a newer package with an older one."
+
 # \endverbatim
 #*/